Ann Arbor City Council

by P.D. Lesko So far, Ann Arbor's Bicentennial "celebrations" look like a "delicious" get together planned by out-of-touch, rich, white people: crustless mayonnaise sandwiches, only the best Lipton tea (but a charge for cracked cups for…

by Ken Coleman A two-year project aimed at providing monthly payments to 100 current and future Ann Arbor entrepreneurs with low and very low incomes kicked off this month. Over 1,000 people applied in Oct. 2023. Powered by Poverty…

by P.D. Lesko ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In April 2021, City Council voted to adopt resolution R-21-129​ which directed then City Administrator Tom Crawford to implement an "unarmed crisis response program in the City of Ann Arbor."…

by Kyle Davidson Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter agreeing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to add a contaminated groundwater plume in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities list,…

11/1/23: Updated with comments from former City Council member Jeff Hayner. by P.D. Lesko Nonprofits in at least 28 states contribute what are often known as payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to the localities in which they are…

by Thomas F. Wieder The Ann Arbor City Council’s recent passage of Its Resolution to Initiate a Statue to Honor Kathy Kozachenko is one of the odder and most ill-conceived Council actions that I have observed in more than a half-century…

by Bruce Laidlaw On June 20, 2023, the Ann Arbor City Council approved the zoning and site plan for a 12 story, 166-foot-tall structure containing 228 residential units and 733 bedrooms. The proposed structure would be at 721 South…

In response to a three-year study that concluded AAPD patrol officers disproportionately pulled over drivers of color for car equipment failures, on June 20 City Council approved a new ordinance to keep police from initiating traffic…

When the new members of City Council are seated this month, they will have more time to speak. On Thursday Nov. 10, Ann Arbor City Council debated and voted 7-3 to pass DC-2, which amends Council's speakers rules. The resolution …

P.D. Lesko As of the time of his recent public announcement to run as a write-in candidate for Mayor, U-M visiting scholar Dylan Manna had four open garnishments entered into the records of Ann Arbor's 15th District Court. Manna…